Miscellaneous Accumulated Notes

What's in here is stuff that either can't be put into other parts of the document or I just haven't bother putting in yet. Hold with me.

Dates are given inside square brackets at the beginning. A dash in place of a date indicates that a date is not relevant. A question mark, the date is unknown.

Australia

[-] There are independent Irish colonies in what's called Victoria here. The inhabitants are mostly a mix of exiled agitants & those who simply went there looking for a better life. They have a great affinity for the mother country.

Ireland in the past

[1155-1922, the famous ocht gcéad bliana] Ireland was a colony, not a province, of Kemr. The conquest of the island by Pedr II began in 1155. It lasted over several centuries and involved lots of peaceful imperialism, like the granting of Kemrese titles to local chieftins.
[?] Irish Parliament established. Voting rights in the parliament extend only to the Hiberno-kemrese. The overall governor is known as An Leasrí (The Viceroy) and his four lieutenants as Na Foleasrithe (The Lieutenant Viceroys).
[-] Thibald Llub Tôn and the United Irishmen
[?] Domhnall Uí Conaill leads the Guthaíocht na Lucht Éireannach (Goidelic Enfranchisment) movement to win the right to representation for all Irishmen in parliament.
[-] The Bull Laudabiliter that gave Pedr II a free hand with the Irish corresponds to Henry II's bull of the same name here; similarly, he gave his eldest son the title of Dom Iwern (which persists as a minor title of the heir apparent until 1922).

An Saorstát Éireann (The Irish Free State)

[1922] After Ireland's War of Independence, An Saorstát Éireann was established in 1922. It became a member of the Federated Kingdoms with an elected president as Head of State.

An Aonstát Éireann ¹ (The Irish Federation)

[1952] Isolationist factions, particularly those within the country's largest party Sinn Fein, push for Ireland to cecede from the Federated Kingdoms. Massive political reorganisation results in the foundation of Aontach (The Unity Party) and the dissolution of Muintir na Daoine (The People's Party, a quasi-communist group wanting a return to a more traditional form of the Brehon law and a restoration of ancient Irish culture).
[1952-1955] Civil War between the the Isolationist Sinn Fein and the Unionist Aontach groups.
[late 1955, early 1956] Isolationist factions win, but Unionists gain a compromise: the establishment of a federation to be called An Aonstát Éireann, which consists of a four old provinces & an extra one. The provinces are:
- Connacht (consisting of Connacht and Cavan here)
- Uladh (consisting of Ulster here, but without Cavan)
- Mumhan (same as Munster here)
- Laidhin (corresponds to Dublin, the east of Meath, Wicklow and part of Wexford here)
- An Mhí (consists of what remains)
Federalisation involved the old province of Laidhin to be split into the provinces of An Mhí in the west and Laidhin in the east.
[1956-1988] During the Isolationist Period, Irish industry was modernised drastically. By 1990, Ireland was one of the world's most developed nations, right up there with the Federated Kingdoms and Dalmatia
[-] There are elements within An Aonstát Éireann who support seperatist groups in Dûnein, mostly in the hope of breaking up the FK.
[1956] The Nobility systems existing up until the establishment of An Aonstát Éireann were abolished upon its foundation. Those who had titles were allowed to hold onto them, but any special right afforded to them were revoked.
[-] The most noticable characteristic of the national psyche is a cultural, economic & socio-political inferiority complex. This has the unfortunate habit of leading to strained relations with other states. The Irish are forever cursed with a feeling of needing to prove themselves as a nation. This is what lead to the isolationist movement and the great national push towards modernisation.
[-] The state's law system is based on Brehon law. An aspect that marks it out from that of other country's systems is its wholly independent judiciary. Civil government cannot interfere with the judicial system.
[-] The Federal Government is a hangover of sorts from the days of An Saorstát. The deal establishing An Aonstát gave partial autonomy to each of the provinces, but the central government remained. The provincial assemblies (Na Dálaí Cúigí) are each called Dail. The federal assembly is called An tOireachtas².
[-] The Chos Nustoer aren't very popular in Ireland.
[-] Relations are quite good with other states such as Dalmatia and the SLC at the moment.

Footnotes

I coined the word "Aonstát" because I couldn't recall what the word for "Federation" was in Irish. It translates as "Union-State", a pretty good descripion for what it is in this case anyway. It's a nicer word than either "Cónaidhm" or "Stát Cónaidhme", I think.
I had been using the word Ard-dháil up until recently (15-Oct-2001).